Our ex-President, who claims to be a billionaire many times over, is on a roll lately peddling cheap merchandise like red ball caps, perfume, and gaudy sneakers.
His latest grift, targeted on his gullible Bible Belt cult followers, involves a personally-autographed Bible that also contains a raft of political messaging. It is my understanding that these holy books are actually leftover merchandise from a several-years-old sales campaign headed by Lee Greenwood, a country singer most famous for the ”God Bless the U.S.A.” ditty many years back.
These “patriotic” Bibles are being sold for $69.99, of which Trump gets a $10 merchandising fee.
That seems like chickenfeed for a billionaire… if he actually is one. There is some doubt about his alleged fortune, as he has recently been required to put up a couple of court-ordered bonds for cases that he is appealing and… has had difficulty finding any bonding company that will help him out. That is either because Trump isn’t as rich as he claims (i.e. doesn’t really “have $500 million in cash”) or (more likely) that the bulk of his wealth is a property portfolio which is overvalued by him and heavily leveraged by debt.
If he is so rich, why is he selling tennis shoes out of the trunk of his car?
Trump’s latest Bible peddling scam has not escaped the attention of true believers out in the heartland, who have objected to this blatant politicization of God’s word. I think this stunt, while in his mind further ingratiating himself to the Christian right, has actually alienated quite a few Bible-thumping folks. Like many of Donald Trump’s brilliant ideas, this one wasn’t vetted for cost-benefit (he probably thought, “I’ll take all the Alexander Hamiltons I can get!”), and it will be a miracle if this grift doesn’t bite him on the ass politically.
As we all know from our previous experience when Trump was President, the man is basically a salesman who makes all manner of bogus claims to pry money (or votes) from stupid people.
The guy is constantly lying and exaggerating to sell worthless shit, whether it be Trump Steaks, Trump University, Trump bottled water, Trump Airlines, the New Jersey Generals football team, Trump ties, the Trump monopoly game, Trump Ice, Trump Vodka, Trump perfume, Trump sneakers, and the half-baked policies of the disgraced Trump Administration. All of these ventures failed, with the latter establishing Mr. Trump as the hands-down worst President of all time.
Which, in the eyes of Republican politicians, qualifies him to be the G.O.P. Presidential candidate in 2024.
Yes, the best conservative candidate in the United States, to run against a sitting President who beat his opponent in 2020 by 8 million votes, is a man who is currently facing some 91 indictments in courts all over the country.
Go figure.
Ironically, this born-again $69.99 Bible huckster is an alleged Christian who: (1) cheated on two former wives and was sleeping with a porn star when his current wife Melania was delivering their son Barron; (2) violates the Commandment re: “bearing false witness” (i.e. lying) every time he opens his mouth; and, (3) NEVER does unto others as he would have them do unto himself.
I am an atheist, and I have more moral fiber than Donald Trump, who has been endorsed by scores of televangelists who claim to regularly speak to God… when they aren’t gypping their congregations by selling them “miracle healing cloths” for $50 a copy.
If there is a God, how about smiting The Donald with a thunderbolt?
Trump recently gained control of the Republican National Committee, the fund-raising vehicle for G.O.P. candidates nationwide. Although he and his daughter-in-law (who is now the vice chair of the RNC) have denied this, it is likely that a good portion of RNC campaign funds will find their way into Trump’s filthy hands.
There is another seven months to go before the 2024 election, thus plenty of time for our ex-Prez Trump to roll out additional cheesy merchandise for sale. I am anticipating Trump-endorsed guns, Nazi/KKK flags, hearing aids, golf clubs, adult diapers for men, and “peek-a-boo” panties for women. How about Trump beer or more $99.oo N.F.T.’s?
In a few more months, Trump may be able to hawk some autographed prison jumpsuits?
Why the billionaire businessman needs money to run a Presidential campaign is a mystery. The guy doesn’t believe in the electoral process. He publicly announced that the 2016 election was “rigged”… before he won, then he complained about the “stolen” election of 2020, going so far as to incite a riot in Washington D.C. to try to overturn the will of the people.
If “the system” is corrupt, and rigged against him, then why is he wasting hundreds of millions of dollars campaigning?
Maybe it’s because running for President gives the scam artist more opportunities to grift? If he loses the election again, he may actually “win” if he can squeeze another couple hundred million dollars out of his cult following.
Donald Trump makes slimy televangelists Joel Osteen and Kenneth Copeland look like rank amateurs when it comes to fleecing the flock.
Holy mackerel.